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হিমড়া

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Bengali পিঁপডা (pim̐paḍā), nasalized from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟𑀸 (pippaḍā), from a substrate (compare Sanskrit पिपीलिका (pipīlikā)).[1] Cognate with Sylheti ꠙꠤꠙꠠꠣ (fifṛa), Assamese পিপৰা (pipora), Odia ପିମ୍ପୁଡ଼ି (pimpuṛi), Magahi 𑂣𑂱𑂁𑂣𑂚𑂲 (pimpaṛī), 𑂣𑂱𑂣𑂩𑂲 (piprī). Doublet of পিঁপড়া (pĩpoṛa) and পিপীলিকা (pipilika).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /himɽa/, [himɽaˑ], /himɾa/, [himɾaˑ]

Noun

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হিমড়া • (himṛa) (Vanga, Noakhailla)

  1. ant

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pipila”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 463
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